Justin Timberlake, Emma Stone tipped for 'Dirty Dancing'

Justin Timberlake and Emma Stone have been named as favourites to appear in the upcoming Dirty Dancing remake.

Bookmaker Paddy Power has put together a list of potential stars to take on the roles originally played by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

Timberlake leads the pack on the male lead side with odds of 3/1. He is closely followed by Thor actor Chris Hemsworth at 6/1 and dancer Derek Hough at 8/1.

Zac Efron, Channing Tatum and Justin Bieber are among other male stars in the list, with Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint at the bottom with 33/1 each.

Emma Stone tops the female lead list with odds of 5/1. Glee star Lea Michele and Scream 4's Emma Roberts follow with 8/1, while Ellen Page, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez are among the other options.

Jennifer Grey, who played Baby in the original movie, revealed that she is "so excited" about the remake.

The full odds:

3/1 Justin Timberlake
6/1 Chris Hemsworth
8/1 Derek Hough
8/1 Zac Efron
8/1 Ed Westwick
10/1 Taylor Lautner
10/1 Kellan Lutz
10/1 Chace Crawford
10/1 Kenny Wormald
12/1 Robert Pattinson
12/1 Channing Tatum
14/1 Tom Hardy
16/1 Ryan Gosling
18/1 Jeremy Renner
20/1 Chris Colfer
20/1 Justin Bieber
20/1 Milo Ventimiglia
25/1 Tom Felton
25/1 Cory Monteith
25/1 Ryan Farrell
25/1 Brendan Cole
33/1 Rupert Grint
33/1 Daniel Radcliffe

5/1 Emma Stone
8/1 Lea Michele
8/1 Emma Roberts
10/1 Selena Gomez
12/1 Ellen Page
12/1 Ashley Greene
12/1 Vanessa Hudgens
16/1 Mila Kunis
16/1 Miley Cyrus
16/1 Dakota Fanning
16/1 Rumer Willis
16/1 Elizabeth Olsen
20/1 Kristen Stewart
20/1 Demi Lovato
20/1 Saoirse Ronan
25/1 Emma Watson
25/1 Kathryn McCormick
25/1 Lauren Froderman

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Watch a trailer for the original Dirty Dancing below: